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IROQUOIAK COSMOLOGY 



send thee to the bottom of the phxce where it i.s hot." Now, at that 

 time his body again fell downward. The place where he fell wa.s 

 exceedingly hot. At that time Sapling .said: ''Not another time shalt 

 thou come forth thence." Then Sapling bound poor Flint with a 

 hair. And he bound him witli it that he should remain in the fire as 

 long as the earth shall continue to be. Not until the time arrives 

 when the earth shall come to an end will he then again break the 

 bonds. Then Sapling departed thence. 



Moreover, it is said that this Sapling, in the manner in which he 

 has life, has this to befall him recurrently, that he becomes old in 

 body, and that when, in fact, his body becomes ancient normalh-, 

 he then retransforms his body in such wise that he becomes a new 

 man-being again and again recovers his youth, so that one would think 



dennie"da'. 



send 



11 



12 



Ne"tho' 



There 



he''sgoniadennie"da 



hence again I thee will send 



ne 



the 



tea"' 



non we' 



the place 



diio''dai''hen'.' 



there it is hot." 



o ne 



now 



o'ne"'. Ogeiii'sdi' 



now. It is exceed- 



ing 



Tho"ge' o'ne"' ne" 



At that now the 



(time) 



o'ia donsasiage""nha' 



it other again thou shalt 

 (is) come out." 



wa'has'div r 



he used it t 



o'dai"hen' 



it is hot 



Tho"ge' 



,\t that 

 (time) 



tea'' non''wr 



the place 



vhere 



Odendonui"a' 



It Sapling 



wa'he"'hen"': 



he it said: 



Tho''ge' wa'honwashain'de 



At that he bound him 



ga'no"'dea"ge' 



it bottom on 



heshoiii'de""!' 



he'hodaga"!'. 



there he fell 

 supine. 



" Hiia" ne" 



"Not the 



(it is) 



(>no"'khwe"a' 



it hair 



(time) 



Odendonni"a' 



It Sapling 



0'ha'a'-ge""ha" 



It Flint it was. 



the 



na 



wa'honwashainda''gwa" 



i he it used to bind him 



tea"' ne"ionni'she" 



ne"tho' 



there 



he"'he"'den'dak 



Na'ie' 



ivas. That 



(it is) 



e"io"'hwendjia'dek 



it earth will continue 

 to be present 



odji.sdagon'wa'. 



it fire in. 



Ne"tho' 



There 



e"wado'"hwendjio"kde"' 



it earth itself will end. 



o ne 



now 



de"shadesha'iiVk. 



10 



thf 



Odendonni''a' 



It Sapling 



iho'den'dion' 



again he de- 

 parted. 



nige- 



SO it is 

 far 



Tho"ge' 



At that 

 (time) 



tea" 



the 

 wiiere 



o'ne"' 



now 



Na'ie' 



That 



(it is) 



ne"tho', 



thus, 



dl" 



over 



ia'ke" 



it is 



ne 



that 



na le 



that 

 (it is I 



ni'io't 



so il is 



nenge 



this (it 



'ha' 



Odendonni"a' 



It Sapling 



the 



tea 



where 



ho'n'he" 



he is alive 



ne"tho' 



tlnis 



ne" tea" hok'steiTa' wado""ha 



13 the the he old in age it becomes it- 



where eratirely 



na'ie' se" ne" o'ne"' ge"'s haia'dage""tci' 



14 that in fact the now custom- his bod 

 (it is) arily 



the 



heiotgonda''gwi', na'ie 



it is unceasing. that 



(it is) 



wa'wii'do"' o'ne" 



it has become now 



ge"'s doiisa'hadia'dade'ni', na'ie' 



15 custom- again he changes his body that 



arily (transforms it), (it is) 



ne 



ge"'s .sa'hadongwe"' ne" 



